I would say documentation is the answer. Make users aware that strings like "xxxx.modeset=0" are available if graphics don't work.

It is hard to type such a boot option at boot.
The graphical menu with 'Safe mode' option at boot may be a help.
But also I appreciate if the precise be without nouveau and offers an easy way to install nouveau or NVIDIA driver._________________Google Chrome portable
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Posted: Sat 22 Sep 2012, 00:10 Post subject:
Improved DGC modem firmware packageSubject description: But please wait for the next version which is even better!

Barry,
As we get close to an RC, I found ways to simplify the DGC firmware package and merge into it the support for the other CDC ACM modems. My reasoning is that it puts all "ttyACM" modem support in a single firmware package. A developer would either want them all or none. So why have two packages, where one is a subset of the other!

The old cdcacm contained only the initialization script that is also used for dgcmodem. I moved that into dgcmodem and update the firmware.dep file to associate module cdc-acm with firmware dgcmodem. Pinstall.dgcmodem.sh now copies the DGC components only if the dgcmodem module is present in the puppy.

I moved the editing of the dgcconfig script to a pinstall.sh for the pet package, out of the pinstall.dgcmodem.sh script, so that the adapted script is permanent.

I recommend changing the pet package name to eliminate the tie to the dgcmodem source version, to avoid unnecessary complexity in the name. The dgc* scripts rarely (if ever) change across versions.

I also added null files for three files created during pet installation and firmware setup, so that they are included in the "remove" (.files) file for processing by the puninstall script. They get removed by the pinstall script (after the .files file is built).

To facilitate testing, I include a "cleanup" pet package that removes the cdcacm "tarball" components. Please remove them from woof.

Although I would like to make some similar changes to the HSF firmware pet package, I also wanted to make this merged DGC package ready ASAP. I hope you can squeeze this into beta7, as I feel it is a better implementation for the long run. Thank you.
Richard

UPDATE 9/22/2012: Re-uploaded both packages after download #5, to move the firmware.dep modifications out of the main package and into the cleanup package. That puts all of the one-time changes outside of the main package for the pet library. There is no functional difference from the originals. But -20120922 should be the version to go into the pet library.

UPDATE 9/26/2012: I am working on a further improvement which I will post later in this thread. The attached package need not go to the pet download library.

UPDATE 9/27/2012: I have uploaded the replacement for these packages on page 48, along with similar packages for the Conexant PCI modems. Pleas upgrade to those versions. Thank you for trying the attached version. The absence of problem reports seems to validate the approach I took.
Richard

firmware_linux_module_dgcmodem-20120922.pet

Description

PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS TO THE LIBRARY -- Further improvement on page 48.Simplified DGC modem firmware package now supporting other CDC ACM modems, as well.Eliminates need for a cdcacm package.

In my opinion, leaving out nouveau would hamper the other 90% (a guess) of nvidia users that haven't reported their success with nouveau. As I said, I have 4 that all work flawlessly in precise ranging from an old Vanta to fairly new cards.

That said, they would all likely boot ok with nv/vesa only, but perform poorly. Actually, on my Vanta I get "out of range" on the monitor with vesa.

I agree with 01micko ..........all of my Nvidia hardware, both old (Riva TNT 2) to fairly recent works fine using "Nouveau" in Precise and Slacko. However,some of the newer Nvidia chips will not achieve a desktop of any kind with the "nv" driver.Generally the performance is much better with nouveau as well.

Just load the devx and kernel sources, exit X to the command line and run

Code:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.35.pkg1.run

to install the driver. (Don't forget to change to the directory where you have stored the download file first .)

My GeForce FX 5200 runs glxgears with a very respectable 2570 fps.

For (1) there is an easy solution - just add nouveau.modeset=0 to the kernel line, but puppy should work out of the box on everybody's box (if possible). I tend to agree with Shinobar

Quote:

It is hard to type such a boot option at boot.
The graphical menu with 'Safe mode' option at boot may be a help.
But also I appreciate if the precise be without nouveau and offers an easy way to install nouveau or NVIDIA driver.

Perhaps adding the modeset to isolinux.cfg would take care of new users (who are likely to boot from a CD) and a prominent README! in the iso would take care of the more experienced users who just unpack the iso to the hard disk or usb.

I swiped the flash drive out of the eeepc 701 and plugged it into my
compac p4.
I booted to ram, it went to the desktop at the correct resolution etc,
then rebooted creating a 2nd save file on the flash drive.
I was given a choice of save files to load on rebooting.

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